Reborn as a Noble's Son-Chapter 692 - 648: Decision_1

Chapter 692: Chapter 648: Decision_1

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Generally speaking, there are only two situations for an organizational talk from the Organization Department. The first one involves a promotion talk for the purpose of understanding the mindset and confidence levels of the official that’s about to be promoted. It can also be regarded as the final appraisal before promotion, aimed at ensuring the promoted official can handle their new responsibilities.

The other scenario is when an official has made a mistake, the Organization Department will hold a reprimanding talk.

In both situations mentioned above, they must be held face-to-face. In reality, what Shi Jiandong did, having this talk over the phone, was already bending the rules a bit. However, given that the parties involved are Nie Zhenbang and himself, nobody would usually make a fuss in such cases. Afterward, when Nie Zhenbang goes to Jingcheng, he can make up for the formality and there wouldn’t be any issues.

Looking at the current situation, if this was a reprimanding talk, it certainly wouldn’t be so relaxed. Therefore, by deduction, it must be the first scenario. He was being reassigned.

With that, Nie Zhenbang also chuckled and asked, “Minister Shi, to which place? What position?”

This question evoked hearty laughter from Shi Jiandong over the phone, he jeered, “Haha, everyone says Nie Zhenbang is as clever as a greased mouse, incredibly slippery. In the past, I didn’t quite understand it, but now, I have experienced it firsthand.”

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However, Shi Jiandong turned serious and added, “Comrade Zhenbang, although our talk this time is informal and over the phone, it is actually directly related to your personal interests and the overall planning of our country.”

Shi Jiandong then shared, “Comrade Zhenbang, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council’s ‘Regulations on Standardizing the Three-Public Expenditure Reception for State-Provincial-Level Organizations (Trial Draft)’ has yielded fruitful results in less than a year of implementation. However, there have been quite a few problems. Activities like disingenuous compliance, spending public money extravagantly and many more have occasionally occurred. This year marks the inauguration of this draft throughout the nation minus the two special districts, Donggang and Westau. After serious consideration and study, the Central Committee and the State Council have decided to establish an inspection group for these Three-Public expenditure standards.”

After a pause, Shi Jiandong continued, “It will be externally referred to as the State Council Official Reception Inspection Office. The personnel will be chosen from the Central Organization Department, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Ministry of Public Security, among other departments. The office will hold the position of deputy ministerial level. As for the person who will hold the position of office director, the organization has ultimately decided on your name along with several others due to comprehensive factors and conditions. Now, I am calling to ask for your thoughts on this.”

Nie Zhenbang began to ponder at this point. The talk this time seemed peculiar. Normally, during regular organizational talks, the superior would say things like, they view your work capability and accomplishments quite favorably. You are full of energy and a promising candidate, hence they have decided to further cultivate and add more responsibilities to your role.

Although there might be slight differences, the general content of organizational talks is basically the same every time.

Then, the subordinate would certainly reply, expressing their gratitude for the organization’s trust and encouragement, for their patient cultivation and affirmation, vowing to live up to the organization’s expectations and to firmly obey the organization’s arrangement. Etcetera.

However, this time was different. Shi Jiandong added an air of inquiry to his speech which was not the norm. After all, Shi Jiandong is a member of the Political Bureau and the Minister of the Central Organization Department while Nie Zhenbang was merely a deputy provincial-level official. Within the party, he was merely an alternate member of the Central Committee. There’s quite a difference between the two of them. Representing the Central Committee and the State Council, there was no need for Shi Jiandong to use such a consulting tone in discussing a job appointment with him. There must be an issue.

The State Council Official Reception Inspection Office, from the name alone, Nie Zhenbang could guess part of its meaning. As the name suggests, with the inclusion of ‘inspection,’ it must be similar in nature to the ‘Youth Civilization Number’ auditions work undertaken when he first assumed office at the China Youth League Central Committee.

However, this job was a thankless task. If done well, the credit goes to the local governments but if he offends someone, he truly offends them. If not done well, it would be deemed as his own negligence.

The main issue here was offending people. Initially, during the first phase of the trial in the 24 provinces, how many factions were involved? How many officials were implicated? It’s hard to say who might take offense.

Furthermore, even if the ones they deal with were local department officials, the problems would not be few. Currently, his job was similar to the imperial inspector role of ancient times.

The local Party and Government Chiefs wouldn’t just stand by and watch their subordinates get taken down. Consequently, there will be a lot of wrangling over saving face or not. No wonder Shi Jiandong chose such an informal occasion to have this talk and what’s more, in such a consultative tone.

After a moment’s thought, Nie Zhenbang nodded and said, “Minister Shi, it seems you don’t realize who I am. As a cadre of the party, it is basic political decorum to listen to the party and follow its instructions. Allow me to be clear here, I am a single screw in the organization, unwaveringly obedient to its arrangements. Whatever the organization wants me to do, I will do without hesitation.”

Nie Zhenbang’s words were quite clichéd. Everything he said was for show. It looked as if he agreed. However, he left himself some wiggle room. Should his father-in-law and family have different points of view, there may be other ways to handle the matter.

Shi Jiandong heard this and clearly understood the implied meaning in Nie Zhenbang’s words but chose to remain silent on it. He then laughed and said, “Comrade Zhenbang, with such consciousness, you are truly a model for young officials. In that case, get ready and come to Jingcheng in a week.”

After exchanging pleasantries with Shi Jiandong, Nie Zhenbang hung up the phone. His agreement with Minister Shi was given after deep consideration.

While not a big issue, it’s not a minor undertaking either. The position may not seem too impressive, but that’s relative to individuals. For factions and political families in Jingcheng, this position could be a great opportunity to remove opposition and secure favors.

Yet, there was not a single piece of news from Jingcheng about this. Even if his father’s rank was not high enough, and his uncle Nie Guodong, who is part of the military, was somewhat slow-witted, it was understandable. But it was unusual that his father-in-law did not hear any news. He knew Director Shen was not someone without a sense of the big picture.

These were factors worth considering. The situation was strange in every way. Judging from the current situation, it was highly likely that his father-in-law wanted him to make his own decision. This was the reason why Nie Zhenbang had responded to Shi Jiandong as he did.

Pondering this, Nie Zhenbang dialed the number of Yang Shengli’s home in Jingcheng. It was already nine o’clock at night after he had finished his call with Shi Jiandong. At this time, his father-in-law Yang Shengli would likely be resting. But after two rings, Yang Shengli’s voice came through the phone.

It seemed that his father-in-law was waiting for him to call. Taking into account the previous situation it seemed possible Yang Shengli knew Shi Jiandong would call him.

After a moment of hesitation, Nie Zhenbang respectfully said, “Father, you haven’t gone to bed yet?”

After exchanging a few words, Nie Zhenbang went straight to the point and said, “Father, Minister Shi just called me.”

Hearing this, Yang Shengli no longer pretended ignorance. After a moment’s silence, Yang Shengli slowly stated, “Zhenbang, I’ve discussed this with Director Shen. From my end, I have no opinion, everything is up to you.”

After a pause, Yang Shengli continued, “I won’t analyze the pros and cons of the position for you. Among your generation, you have no competition left. I understand your ambition completely, you probably don’t see those people on par with you anymore. This is understandable. However, this position is a double-edged sword. It depends on how you handle it. The promising conditions in Wanghai City are worth your efforts. You should have an idea of how to arrange things before you leave.”

Hearing Yang Shengli’s words, Nie Zhenbang was somewhat shocked. Indeed, whether it was Yang Anguo or anyone else, they were already a step behind. Now, this gap was unbridgeable. If he proceeded by the book, he might still have a chance in his fifties. However, recalling the words of the supreme leader, “A hundred years is too long; seize the day.” That was Nie Zhenbang’s mindset.

With these thoughts in mind, Nie Zhenbang nodded and said, “Father, I know what to do now, you can rest assured. I won’t keep you up anymore.”

After hanging up the phone, Nie Zhenbang called his father Nie Guowei to discuss the matter. Essentially, once it reached this level, it was almost a done deal. As his father-in-law had stated, the risks he had to take to rise eight years earlier were necessary.

After a moment’s thought, Nie Zhenbang dialed An Guoyu’s number. Once he answered, he did not bother with pleasantries and straightforwardly said, “Old An, it’s me, send out a notification. Everyone, come to my place tomorrow night.” (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for me on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)